Alexandre Brongniart
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Alexandre Brongniart was a French geologist and paleontologist renowned for his pioneering work in stratigraphy and the study of fossils, including helping to establish the geological time scale.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexandre Brongniart canonical | 12 |
| Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart | 6 |
| Adolphe Brongniart | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T299095 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexandre Brongniart Context triple: [Jurassic, nameCoinedBy, Alexandre Brongniart]
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A.
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle was a prominent 19th-century Swiss botanist known for pioneering work in plant taxonomy and for developing an influential natural system of plant classification.
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B.
Théodore Maunoir
Théodore Maunoir was a Swiss physician and humanitarian who was one of the key co-founders of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the 19th century.
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C.
Jules Guérin
Jules Guérin was an American muralist and illustrator known for his architectural murals and color-rich decorative work on major public buildings in the early 20th century.
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D.
Émile Nouguier
Émile Nouguier was a French civil engineer best known as one of the principal designers of the Eiffel Tower.
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E.
Antoine-Claude Briasson
Antoine-Claude Briasson was an 18th-century French printer-publisher best known for being one of the principal publishers of Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexandre Brongniart Target entity description: Alexandre Brongniart was a French geologist and paleontologist renowned for his pioneering work in stratigraphy and the study of fossils, including helping to establish the geological time scale.
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A.
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle was a prominent 19th-century Swiss botanist known for pioneering work in plant taxonomy and for developing an influential natural system of plant classification.
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B.
Théodore Maunoir
Théodore Maunoir was a Swiss physician and humanitarian who was one of the key co-founders of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the 19th century.
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C.
Jules Guérin
Jules Guérin was an American muralist and illustrator known for his architectural murals and color-rich decorative work on major public buildings in the early 20th century.
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D.
Émile Nouguier
Émile Nouguier was a French civil engineer best known as one of the principal designers of the Eiffel Tower.
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E.
Antoine-Claude Briasson
Antoine-Claude Briasson was an 18th-century French printer-publisher best known for being one of the principal publishers of Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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geologist ⓘ human ⓘ mineralogist ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Copley Medal ⓘ |
| birthCountry | France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1770-02-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| child |
Adolphe Brongniart
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexandre Brongniart
|
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Georges Cuvier ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | France ⓘ |
| deathCountry | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1847-10-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| educatedAt | École des Mines de Paris ⓘ |
| employer |
Sèvres porcelain manufactory
ⓘ
linked to:
Sèvres
|
| era |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Brongniart ⓘ |
| father |
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexandre Brongniart
|
| fieldOfWork |
geology
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mineralogy ⓘ paleontology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexandre ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Essai d’une classification naturelle des reptiles
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Traité élémentaire de minéralogie ⓘ |
| influenced |
classification of Tertiary formations
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development of biostratigraphy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
geological study of the Paris Basin
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helping to establish the geological time scale ⓘ pioneering work in stratigraphy ⓘ study of fossils ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des beaux-arts
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linked to:
French Académie des Beaux-Arts
Académie des sciences ⓘ
linked to:
Académie des Sciences
|
| name | Alexandre Brongniart ⓘ |
| notableWork | Description géologique des environs de Paris ⓘ |
| occupation |
museum director
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professor ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of the Sèvres porcelain manufactory ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris Basin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexandre Brongniart Description of subject: Alexandre Brongniart was a French geologist and paleontologist renowned for his pioneering work in stratigraphy and the study of fossils, including helping to establish the geological time scale.
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